Winterhill Largo launches new risk business

Asset valuation and recovery specialist Winterhill Largo has launched a new risk business, Winterhill Risk.

Based in Wakefield, Winterhill Risk provides commercial investigation, risk management and asset recovery services across all sectors, including due diligence, employee screening and business investigation. The business is headed by Mark Smith, who has 15 years’ experience in the risk management field.

Winterhill Risk provides tailored investigations to individual clients across a number of sectors including consulting, intelligence, full commercial and field investigations, recovery services, surveillance and covert operations, IT security and forensics. 

Winterhill Largo chief executive Neil Duckworth said: “The creation of a risk management division makes good business sense for us. It enables Winterhill Largo to provide a raft of new services that will add value to many of our debt recovery clients, as well as winning new work in a specialised area for which demand is growing.”

Winterhill Risk managing director Mark Smith added: “There is escalating demand in the UK for services such as employee screening, which has become an integral part of the recruitment process for senior staff, while risk awareness generally is growing exponentially. That makes it an exciting time to be heading this new venture and we look forward to delivering the next generation of essential risk management services.”